The ChestMate Dovetailing Jig stands alone in the woodworking consumer field with two
unique features. Because it clamps to the project board, the size of the project board is
not limited. Because the crafter cuts his own story board to use for indexing the unique
jig, the spacing of the pins and tails is whatever is desired. No other product offers these
advantages.
Doweling
Mortising
14 deg
Dovetail
7 deg
Dovetail
Combination
Box & Dovetail
Random
Spaced
Box Joint
Precision
Box Joint
The image above shows the ChestMate
attached to a work piece of infinite length along
with a story board that spaces the pins and tails
at 1 1/16 inches on center. Also shown is the
mortise/dowing insert, the precision box joint
maker, and the random box joint maker.
The two images above show the ChestMate
attached to smaller work pieces, one a pin
board and the other a tail board. The sister
story boards space the pins and tails at two
inches. The spacing can be any number and a
also a variable along the length of the board.
14 deg and 7 degree through dovetails are
shown above right. The ChestMate does both.
The Precision Box Joint Maker doesn't require
the need for a story board. The spacing is exact
and constant after one simple width adjustment
is made. The Box Joint Maker allows four size
box joints to be made, 3/4, 5/8, 1/2 and 3/8 by
simply inserting a simple indexing key. There is
no limit to the length of the workpiece.
The two images on the right show the Random Box Joint Maker attached to work
pieces along with sister story boards. The spacing of the 3/4 inch or the 1/2 inch
joints can be random. The project board can be of any width and combinations
of each size along with dovetails included in any arrangement.
The mortising attachment allows the
grooving of any length or width mortise
on stock up to 2 3/4 inches wide. The
depth is a function of what length
cutter is used with the plunge router.
Mating tenons can be easily made on
any table saw or router table.
With the insertion of a simple indexing pin
to the mortising jig that interfaces with a
story board, any grouping of dowel
spacing along any length of mating boards
can be accomplished simply and quickly.
ChestMate Dovetailing Jig
Mortising
& Doweling
Insert
Precision
Box Joint
Maker Insert
Random Box
Joint Maker
Insert
Product Development & Inventing
Keeping it simple always works.